Designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth found a beautiful specimen of modern design; a rare copy of the 1970 New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual in the basement of design firm Pentagram. First they turned it into a website, and now they’re turning it into a gorgeous book. Watch the video below!

A selection of images from “God’s Alive” by photographer Justin Guthrie. Shot in Alaska and New Mexico, the series is inspired by a song written by Leonard Cohen and sung by Buffy St. Marie. More below.